It’s Here It’s Here It’s HERE !!!!!
My mailing envelope was punctured but luckily my teas were not!
(puts kettle on before she’s even got the package open. )
dry smell: chocolatey, malty, and a definite undercurrent of fruitness
brewing smell: strong roasty smell upon first pouring the water over
liquor: orangey-brown
scent: chocolate first, then malt with a hint of “roasted” scent
taste: there’s a definite “mate” earthiness, more so than I was hoping for. The chocolate hits you afterwards. The malt is in there somewhere but I’m having a hard time distinguishing between it and the roasted flavor of the yerba mate. (probably just my tastebuds are a bit off today due to a sore throat.) Anyway, I like that it’s brisk upfront and then rounds out into a deeper sweeter chocolaty-er flavor. Sugar and/or cream may mute this effect but I don’t want to add either to this cup.
This is the first yerba mate I’ve really liked, so that’s saying something. I think I’m going to hold off rating until I’ve had a couple more cups or even tried it cold. I’m not as blown away as I hoped to be, (then again I’m not a mate fan) but I am definitely impressed. I think my husband, who drinks mocha and mate, will really like this, which is nice because there are very few teas we both like.
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I didn’t taste too much of the malt either, it’s just slight and overpowered by the mate, which I don’t mind. I like it straight but I just love it with milk, and perhaps a bit of sugar. And actually I really like it chilled.
Thanks Gander, I’m looking forward to trying it all those ways. I do think more of the flavor comes out as it cools.
hubby finally tried it, thinks it has a good chocolate flavor but the malt is not really there. (Maybe milk would bring it out?)
I didn’t taste too much of the malt either, it’s just slight and overpowered by the mate, which I don’t mind. I like it straight but I just love it with milk, and perhaps a bit of sugar. And actually I really like it chilled.
Thanks Gander, I’m looking forward to trying it all those ways. I do think more of the flavor comes out as it cools.
hubby finally tried it, thinks it has a good chocolate flavor but the malt is not really there. (Maybe milk would bring it out?)
again, looks like I need to try this at 4-5 min not 7-8!
It tasted like chocolate tea to me. No difference from other ones that I had. I’m going to try it with some sugar and milk and see how it goes.